Identifying and assessing core components of collaborative-care models for treating mental and physical health conditions
Ano de publicação: 2017
Improvements in science, technology, nutrition and
social care have meant that with few exceptions,
populations in low-, medium- and high-income
countries are living longer, and this trend is expected to
continue into the future. This increase in life expectancy
has resulted in more people living with chronic and
complex conditions, which means that health systems
need to be equipped to deal with these conditions along
with acute and episodic conditions. A review of
projections of global mortality and burden of disease
shows that mental illness and non-communicable
chronic illness will continue to be among the leading
causes of mortality and morbidity across the globe.(1)
Furthermore, most people with chronic conditions are
living with multiple chronic conditions (often referred to
as multimorbidity).(2) In general, people living with
multiple chronic conditions have greater healthcare needs and use more services, but have worse health and
social outcomes (e.g., quality of life, ability to work, employability, disability and mortality) than the general
population